Early week TV

I've already got so much TV to talk about and it's only Tuesday, so I figured I'd never make it until the end of the week. Lots of interesting things to talk about.

I have to start with American Idol tonight. Ellen made her debut and she certainly didn't disappoint. I find her hilarious and she lived up to that here. Plus, she didn't argue with Simon, a rumor that I had hoped wasn't true and am glad to see that it isn't. That judge drama was getting on my nerves big time. Anyway, certainly glad to have Ellen on board.
The talent this season seems thin, but really strong among those who stand above the rest. Andrew Garcia, the young father trying to better his struggling family, completely blew me away tonight. Not only was his voice right on the money, but h has a beautiful tone to his voice and a soft yet commanding stage presence that warms the heart. Watch out for this guy; he's for real.

Moving on, Monday night is still my favorite pretty much solely due to The Big Bang Theory. This week had quite a bit of character development, all wrapped in the candy shell that is Sheldon's insanity. He was hilarious as always, begging unrelentingly for Leonard to take him to see the Large Haldron Collider rather than Penny. Problem is, it's valentines day and Leonard just wants time away with his girlfriend. I won't give it away, but the writers found a clever and surprisingly funny resolution to the conflict.

Going back a little bit further, I want to touch on the Superbowl commercials a little bit. I tend to disagree with the masses that the Doritos commercial with the protective child was the best. For me, a different Doritos commercial takes the title: the Dorito samurai guy. Hilarious. They really pulled out all the stops this year and spent a boatload on advertising. A smart move in my opinion for the extremely competitive snack food business.
Am I the only one getting sick of these talking babies? I mean, it's funny the first few times but then it starts to get creepy. Not to mention the fact that these children are posed for hours at a time for their parents' monetary gain. Bad, Etrade, bad. /end rant
Budweiserfelt pretty week this year, as did Coke. Although, the Coke commercial with the Simpsons was pretty cute. Could have used more humor, but it was fairly effective in my opinion. On a side note, I'm proud of what Pepsi did this year. For those of you who don't know, you can find out here: http://www.refresheverything.com/ . (for shameless plug version, go here: http://www.refresheverything.com/TotemanEpilepsyPSA it's a great cause my friend is trying to fund, so please vote if you can). It's great to see a massive corporation do something positive, even if it is just good public relations.

That's all for today folks, thank for reading!
-Joe